{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1027","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1027","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-8/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege [1010. - 1027.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-8/chapter-4/article-7"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1397.","effective":null,"html":"<p>There is no privilege under this article if all of the following circumstances exist:</p><p>(a) The patient is a child under the age of 16.</p><p>(b) The psychotherapist has reasonable cause to believe that the patient has been the victim of a crime and that disclosure of the communication is in the best interest of the child.</p>","text":"There is no privilege under this article if all of the following circumstances exist: (a) The patient is a child under the age of 16. (b) The psychotherapist has reasonable cause to believe that the patient has been the victim of a crime and that disclosure of the communication is in the best interest of the child.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/psychotherapist-patient-privilege-1027","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}